Encyclopedia of opera on screen : a guide to more than 100 years of opera films, videos, and DVDs / Ken Wlaschin.

Author/creator Wlaschin, Ken
Format Book
Publication InfoNew Haven : Yale University Press, ©2004.
Descriptionxi, 872 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Subjects

Portion of title Opera on screen
Abstract This book is a comprehensive guide to the thousands of films, DVDs, and videocassettes featuring operas and opera singers from 1896 to the present. From ABC Television to Franco Zeffirelli, the encyclopedia is a storehouse of information for film and opera aficionados and casual browsers alike. Find answers to such questions as: What were the first operas filmed? Why did movie makers create silent films of operas? Why was a pseudo-opera written for Citizen Kane? What was Maria Callas' only film? Organized alphabetically with more than 1900 fully cross-referenced entries, the book casts a wide net that covers not only expected topics--operas, operettas, zarzuelas, composers, singers, conductors, writers, and film directors--but also the unexpected and offbeat-animated opera, first operas on film, puppet opera films, silent films about opera, and many other lesser-known topics.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 789-799) and index.
LCCN 2004041519
ISBN0300102631

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